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Roman Dolidze vs.
Kevin Holland

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

9-5-0 Roman Dolidze · UFC
16-12-0 (1 NC) Kevin Holland · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

9-5-0
UFC record
16-12-0 (1 NC)
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38
AgeΔ 5 yrs
33
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 5"
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
4.5
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
3.8
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Roman Dolidze is a submission threat — 0.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Roman Dolidze's takedown defense leaks — 32% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight norm.
Kevin Holland rarely shoots — 0.83 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Roman Dolidze

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 95
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Kevin Holland

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1812
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 19 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 12-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5783.19/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
12884.18/min · norm 3.25
6743.71/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
10173.30/min · norm 3.20
41.6%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
50.3%norm 47.4%
48.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 53.8%
40.33/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
70.34/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Roman Dolidze

Distance 86.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 10.3%)

Kevin Holland

Distance 82.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Roman Dolidze

Head 77.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.0% (norm 8.4%)

Kevin Holland

Head 70.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Dolidze L/AAccMiddleweight med Holland L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 468 / 1204 38.9% 40.5% 962 / 2122 45.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 35 / 72 48.6% 70.3% 173 / 238 72.7% 70.3%
On the ground 75 / 113 66.4% 69.1% 153 / 203 75.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 366 / 1081 33.9% 38.9% 704 / 1797 39.2% 38.9%
To the body 84 / 142 59.2% 71.7% 242 / 360 67.2% 71.7%
To the legs 128 / 166 77.1% 83.3% 342 / 406 84.2% 83.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Dolidze L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Holland L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 556 / 1155 48.1% 39.5% 741 / 1548 47.9% 39.5%
In the clinch 43 / 58 74.1% 70.9% 112 / 165 67.9% 70.9%
On the ground 75 / 95 78.9% 69.0% 164 / 319 51.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 382 / 946 40.4% 37.9% 574 / 1442 39.8% 37.9%
To the body 88 / 136 64.7% 71.3% 250 / 369 67.8% 71.3%
To the legs 204 / 226 90.3% 82.1% 193 / 221 87.3% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1443.8% acc · 1.16/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1739.5% acc · 0.83/15 · norm 1.42
832.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
6757.8% def · norm 63.1%
47:1426.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
40:4613.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
18:201:30 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
100:394:53 per 15 · norm 3:00
90.74/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
130.63/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Holland has more cage time on record.

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